Second Flood Peak Occurs on Yangtze
A second, potentially dangerous, flood peak has occurred on the Yangtze river, with the water level on the Yichang-Jianli river section, in central China's Hubei Province, rising quickly from 2 p.m. yesterday to 2 p.m. July 8.
The water level had reached 52.06 meters at 2 p.m. today, exceeding the warning level for the first time this year by 0.06 meters, the Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said.
The water level of Shashi in Hubei reached 43.31 meters, 0.31 meters above the warning level; while that of Jianli in the province reached 36.9 meters, it added.
Too much rain over the rainy season caused the first flood peak to be seen on July 1 on the Yangtze river.
Compared with the Yangtze's first flood peak last year, the river's embankments in Hubei face much less danger, thanks to huge efforts to consolidate the dykes and dams over the past year, involving a total investment of nearly 30 billion yuan.
The fight against floods, however, is still facing great pressure as the water level of the second flood peak has climbed higher than the first, authorities noted. (Xinhua)
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